The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam is a book by Muhammad Iqbal on Islamic philosophy, which was published in 1930. Allama Dr Sir Muhammad Iqbal Allama Dr Sir Muhammad Iqbal (محمد اقبال) (November 9, 1877–April 21, 1938), commonly known as Allama Iqbal, was an important colonial era Indian Muslim poet, philosopher and thinker of Kashmiri origin, though based in Sialkot (now in Pakistan). ... Islam   listen? (Arabic: al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ... The term philosophy derives from a combination of the Greek words philos meaning love and sophia meaning wisdom. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

The book is based on a series of lectures given by Iqbal in Madras, Hyderabad, and Aligarh. The last chapter, "Is Religion Possible", was added to the book from the 1934 Oxford Edition onwards. Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ... There are several places named Hyderabad, including, For the pre-1956 Indian state, see Hyderabad state For the city in Andhra Pradesh, India, see Hyderabad, India For the city in Sindh, Pakistan, see Hyderabad, Pakistan This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share... Victoria gate, a part of Aligarh University campus Aligarh (Hindi: अलीगढ़) is a city in the Uttar Pradesh state of India. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In Reconstruction Iqbal called for a re-examination of the intellectual foundations of Islamic philosophy. The book is a major work of modern Islamic thought.

Chapters

• Knowledge and Religious Experience
• The Philosophical Test of the Revelations of Religious Experience
• The Conception of God and the Meaning of Prayer
• The Human Ego — His Freedom and Immortality
• The Spirit of Muslim Culture
• The Principle of Movement in the Structure of Islam
• Is Religion Possible?

Reading

• Iqbal, Muhhamad. The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam. Kitab Bhavan, 2000. ISBN: 8171510817.

Secondary literature

• Raschid, M.S. Iqbal's Concept of God. London: KPI, 1981. ISBN 0-7103-0187-1.

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